Development
- Main article: Urgot (Development)
- Urgot is voiced by Paul M. Guyet.
- Urgot was designed by both Kevin 'Geeves' O'Brien and Siyang 'Issfire'.
- Urgot was the first champion revealed in the Journal of Justice (Issue 3: Reclaiming the Lost) before being officially announced (not counting token mention).
- Urgot was the first released cyborg champion, before , , and recently , after lore-retconning made her a normal girl that was gradually mechanised.
- first innate. used to be the name for
Universe
- Main article: Urgot (Character)
- Urgot was a big person, but became enlarged by his augmentation.[1]
- While it is not explicitly said, it is commonly believed that The Voice from the Child of Zaun story is also the narrator of the Son of Ur story (the only surviving adolescent).
- There are many interpretations of the Noxian value of strength and how determine who is worthy. Urgot's unique interpretation of this is that only in the war of all against all can the worthy prove themselves and survive.[1]
League of Legends
Gameplay
- Main article: Urgot (League of Legends)
- Urgot and ranged tanks before having their roles changes in 2013.
- and are the only two in-game tethered abilities without a minimum leash range.
used to be the only champions classified as - Urgot used to be the only champion in the game classified as a Marksman/ Tank. However, his champion classification has since been changed to Juggernaut.
- Urgot resembles a number of quadrupeds from various other games.
- Makron (leader of the Strogg) from the Quake video game series.
- Azmodan the Lord of Sin from Diablo III.
- "The Spineless Ones" from the X-Men, the best-known of them being Mojo. They are a fat alien race of rotten appearance who can not move on their own without advanced technology.
- Yagrum Bagarn from The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind.
- According to Babaganoosh, Urgot was unavailable for the Ionia vs Noxus match due to being damaged and needing considerable time to be repaired. He received a major strength buff in the following patch release.
- Urgot's dance references Kirby's Victory Dance.
- A side by side comparison can be seen here.
- In the V1.0.0.115 April Fools' Day patch, he was jokingly listed to receive a skin called "Urfgot", referencing .
- Urgot is one of 21 champions without a single ability power ratio on any ability: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and .
- His dance references the Can-Can.
- He shares this dance with . and
- His login screen theme is sung in Noxian. The repeated chant is "Stom Ur Got!"[2]
- During his second champion spotlight for his rework, David 'Phreak' Turley jokingly said that Urgot will be the next Star Guardian, a reference to a long-standing joke in the community, which partially became true with being released for the 2020 April Fools' Day event.
- Urgot is able to kill the Enemy Target Dummies in the Practice Tool, by using on them when they have 25% health or lower.
- Urgot's joke will cause him to retrieve an item:
- .
- Crab.
- Rubber Ducky.
- Gold Duck.[3]
- This item is a rare variant of the animation.
Quotes
- Main article: Urgot (League of Legends Audio)
- His taunt to ▶️ "The hand of Noxus can be cut off; ask your master." is a reference to title "the Hand of Noxus", as well as the event of cutting off left hand during the Noxian Invasion of Ionia.
- ▶️ "We will make Zaun great again." is a reference to the election slogan "[Let's] Make America Great Again", by Ronald Reagan & Donald Trump.
- ▶️ "Say 'Shurima' one more time!" is both a regular reference to proudly flourishing and bearing the Shuriman Empire's name, and a meta-reference to Azir saying "Shurima" multiple times in his own voice-over. It might also be a reference to Pulp Fiction movie.
- ▶️ "Those who stand behind you will share your fate." references ▶️ "Stand behind Braum!"
- ▶️ "You belong in a grave." references ▶️ "You belong in a museum!"
- ▶️ "Let me know how it tastes." references ▶️ "Yup, that tasted purple."
- ▶️ "Get over here!" references Scorpion from Mortal Kombat franchise.
- ▶️ "If you hide in the shadows, you are only drawing me home." is similar to a quote by Bane from The Dark Knight Rises movie ("You merely adopted the dark. I was born in it, molded by it.").
- ▶️ "Fear? No... I am the mindkiller." is a reference to Frank Herbert's Dune in which the Bene Gesserit Litany Against Fear begins with "I must not fear; fear is the mindkiller ..."
- ▶️ "You can't beat me, so join me. I need a good pair of legs." is a pun on the popular saying "If you can't beat them, join them" with Urgot referring to the literal merging of flesh and bone.
Skins
- Main article: Urgot (Collection)
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- In his , Urgot had tubes coming out of his body that lead to his skull. They were not visible on his in-game model, though.
- This skin shares the Trick-or-Treat theme with:
- ...and others
- His pre-rework used to reference to Leatherface from the The Texas Chainsaw Massacre series.
- In the background, a sign reading "Manatee 1/2 off" is visible. This is a reference to .
- He resembles the Sadist from The Evil Within.
- This skin refers the eponymous trope.
- After his visual rework, this skin references Kaiju monsters.
- His splash art references a somewhat common occurrence in Kaiju films where the monster emerges from the sea depths, near a floating boat or ship.
- This splash may be specifically referencing the movie Pacific Rim, and the scene in which Knifehead surfaces in front of a fishing boat, only to get locked in combat with Gipsy Danger shortly after.
- Crabgot's appearance also references Pacific Rim as his body seems to be embedded with energy (shining through his eyes, within the claws, and other small gaps), something that is prominent with Pacific Rim's Kaiju monsters compared to monsters in other Kaiju films.
- He shares some similarities with the Kaiju known has Onibaba from Pacific Rim series.
- His splash art references a somewhat common occurrence in Kaiju films where the monster emerges from the sea depths, near a floating boat or ship.
- This skin shares the Battlecast theme with:
- ...and others
- In the , he is stomping on a torn banner of Demacia while is visible in the background, implying that Urgot had slain him.
- He may or may not be a reference to Beyond Good and Evil's Alpha Soldiers, as Battlecast Urgot and them are very similar.
- He resembles the Chaos Dreadnoughts from the Warhammer 40 000 series.
- The Pearl chroma of the skin specificially is very similar to the color scheme of the Iron Warriors Chaos Space Marines legion.
- In the Art Spotlight, around 2:50, a tab saying Urgot Mech can be seen in the top left. This was likely the development name for Battlecast Urgot.
- This skin shares the High Noon theme with:
- ...and others
- During his [4] he stomps the ground, emerging some runes. He then sucks the energy out of the runes into his hand they dispensary. A small explosion happens on his hand, which is him opening portals into the ground that release evil spirits.
- In his bio he's stated to have been called Jeremiah James. This name is however only canon in this skin universe.[5]
- He was released along with:
- This skin shares the Definitely Not theme with:
- He celebrates April Fools' Day 2020 along with:
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- and can be seen in the background of his splash art, as well as figurines and posters of .
- Each of his chromas are a reference to other Star Guardians:
- For his Ruby chroma, he is cosplaying Kiko, familiar.
- For his Emerald chroma, he is cosplaying Pix, familiar.
- For his Rose Quartz chroma, he is cosplaying Mimi, familiar.
- For his Obsidian chroma, he is cosplaying Riku, familiar.
- For his Amethyst chroma, he is cosplaying one of the Multi, familiars.
- For his Catseye chroma, he is cosplaying Boki and Baki, familiars.
- For his Pearl chroma, he is cosplaying as a familiar for an unknown Guardian.
- The skin references the meme of requesting a Star Guardian skin for Urgot, an idea considered humorous due to the tonal whiplash between pre-rework
- The skin's appearance was inspired by numerous community-made designs for a Star Guardian skin for Urgot.
deliberately pudgy, repulsive appearance (and later the dark and grim thematic of post-rework ) and the bright, anime-inspired aesthetic of the Star Guardian line of skins.
- He is a fan of and his familiar Yuuto, as well as , all of which were his inspirations for cosplaying.
- His design may be inspired by Senior Pink.
- This skin shares the Fright Night theme with:
- ...and others
- His design takes heavy inspiration from various Tim Burton's films.
- He references Oogie Boogie from The Nightmare Before Christmas.